tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-766845421765556183.post5836234338271705584..comments2024-02-25T02:23:45.174+01:00Comments on Infinite Complacency: Reviewing the Headley rulingjjhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07221356763434456508noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-766845421765556183.post-66604736783925551712012-08-15T01:00:01.815+02:002012-08-15T01:00:01.815+02:00Regarding comments that the forced labor statute s...Regarding comments that the forced labor statute simply does not apply or fit the public perception of human trafficking, the answer lies in the statute. Under fundamental principles of statutory construction,the forced labor statute applies to these facts.<br /><br />The first rule in interpreting and applying a statute is to apply the statute as written. The words and terms are to be given Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-766845421765556183.post-9755221863695504472012-08-14T01:50:45.830+02:002012-08-14T01:50:45.830+02:00This decision floored me. I finally got around to...This decision floored me. I finally got around to reading it this weekend and I agree with everything Van Sickle says here. The judge seems willfully hostile toward the Headleys, almost blaming them.<br />Example: " The Headleys … wagered all on a statute enacted “to combat” the “transnational crime” of “trafficking in persons” – "<br />OK. What the Justice is saying here is that Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-766845421765556183.post-5876922806640576292012-08-07T19:34:22.481+02:002012-08-07T19:34:22.481+02:00I think that the travesty of the 9th Circuit Court...I think that the travesty of the 9th Circuit Court ruling needs to be addressed by legal scholars and academics, especially those interested in labor issues.<br /> <br />This is not just a SCN matter now.... this ruling could be interpreted by anyone being perceived by their organization as a "minister" is no longer protected by labor laws.<br /> <br />The potential underlying legal andAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-766845421765556183.post-19047825386319399022012-08-07T18:02:14.609+02:002012-08-07T18:02:14.609+02:00Very nice analysis Jonny. One of the ironies of th...Very nice analysis Jonny. One of the ironies of the american legal system is that often the lines between winning and losing are obscured when the court's or jury's decision is perceived as unjust. The ensuing publicity usually reverberates and prompt changes in law and procedure designed to prevent further unjust results. Today's losers are tomorrow's winners and vice versa. <br ProsecutorialRanthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03198814717587117441noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-766845421765556183.post-44910965845105772382012-08-07T16:45:11.856+02:002012-08-07T16:45:11.856+02:00Excellent, as always, Jonny. Barry's analysis ...Excellent, as always, Jonny. Barry's analysis makes a great deal of sense. It must be so frustrating for him, having crafted the case as he did, to see it crash and burn in the appeal court as it has. Heather G.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-766845421765556183.post-48060188636867053872012-08-07T03:39:39.822+02:002012-08-07T03:39:39.822+02:00Great job Jonny, no one's interviewed Barry Va...Great job Jonny, no one's interviewed Barry Van Sickle like this, thanks so much.<br /><br />Timing and getting enough evidence and people willing to be witnesses is everything.<br /><br />People keep quitting, and maybe Ron Miscavige Senior or maybe even Roanne Hubbard Horwich might be willing to sue in the near future! <br /><br />There's a LOT more people who have been made do chuckbeatty77https://www.blogger.com/profile/13969577364769094378noreply@blogger.com